News tagged with 'Hormones'

Flame retardants, found in the blood of pregnant women are correlated with lower levels of thyroid stimulating hormone. The malfunction is linked to miscarriage, premature birth and intrauterine growth retardation.

In major announcement, the 50,000 member American Public Health Association is calling for a ban in the use of artificial dairy hormones and growth hormones used in beef cattle, especially in those foods served to school children. Just last year the American Nurses Association also voiced its opposition.

Women entering perimenopause have lapses in verbal and working memory, and brain processing, this long-term study shows. The good news is the setback seems to be temporary.  

The mystery of postpartum depression has been largely that - a mystery. But this University of California, Irvine published study found that an increased level of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH), at 25 weeks might be an indicator of who develops the debilitating, yet treatable condition.

A study out of a London University finds that phthalates in hairspray are linked to a genital birth defect in boys. The UK is ahead of the US in phasing out phthalates, a chemical used to make plastics soft that may be an endocrine disruptor.

A new study published in the European Heart Journal suggests hormone therapy replacement, or HRT, does not raise the risk of heart attack in women, but rather how and when it is administered.

Researchers, looking for a simple blood test to determine if a woman is a good candidate for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), find that when the ratio of “bad” to “good” cholesterol is high, she is not a good candidate for HRT of estrogen alone or estrogen plus progestin.